. >>> in florida, danica patrick has become the first woman to win the pole position in the daytona 500. so what does it mean? it means she's go to come in the best position on next weekend's race on the inside of the front row. the daytona 500, of course, is the super bowl of nascar racing kicks off the season. patrick's pole winning time was more than 196 miles per hour. that is pretty fast. she said, she hopes her performance is going to inspire other women. >> one of the coolest things is to be able to think that parents and their kids are having that conversation at home about it. you know, i've heard stories about a kid, boy or girl, saying, but, mommy, daddy, that's a girl out there racing. then they can have that conversation and say you can do anything you want to do. and gender doesn't matter. your passion is what matters. and that's cool. >> i don't know if it's true, i read that jeff gordon who is number 2 on the pole, said, at least i can say i was the fastest guy. >> he still gets to be the fastest guy. >> it's great for nascar. i still can't get used to that sport, i'm af